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Tuesday, 21 January 2014

"Are Moral Rights Human Rights?": forthcoming event

Blaca, the British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association, is running a special joint meeting with the IPKat on Wednesday 12 February to examine the question "Are moral rights human rights?" The two principal speakers are 1709 Blog and IPKat blogger Eleonora Rosati and Graham Smith (IP partner at the London office of Bird & Bird LLP and author of the Cyberleagle blog).

The meeting is to be hosted by Bird & Bird at its offices at 15 Fetter Lane, London. Admission will be from 5:00 o'clock, with the seminar beginning at 5:30 pm. The seminar will be followed by a drinks reception, kindly hosted by Bird & Bird. In the chair is Sir Colin Birss.

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